Sir Keir Starmer’s pursuit of alignment with the European Union risks wiping out between £500million and £810million from farmers' profits, a damning new report has revealed. The UK is currently negotiating a new SPS agreement after Sir Keir agreed to a Common Understanding Agreement in May 2025. The new 23-page report found "immediate cliff-edge alignment" would involve retrospective alignment on all EU pesticide decisions, directly impacting British farmers who use herbicides, fungicides and insecticides. A reduction in UK food security could also increase food miles and result in prices surging on supermarket shelves. Reform UK's deputy leader Richard Tice also told GB News: "Labour are a serious threat to British farmers and food production.